Scotland/Alba weather discussion - Jan 2021 onwards

[101_North]

Just now, Sunny Leith said:

Aye. And the train is late. 

And sadly the last train to Currie from the east is 17:57 today 

[Ross B]

Showers are going pretty much straight East to West through the central belt, hope they get more ENE or we're going to miss em all... 

[LomondSnowstorm]

1 hour ago, Allyw12 said:

Can I ask if Perth area will still see any of the more persistent showers tonight/tomorrow?  I feel we’re going to end up missing out again. 

I'd certainly think so, just as Aberdeen has had fairly substantial showers through today Perth is likely to see plenty more snow too, and some of the heavier stuff right through tomorrow is still modelled to hit around the Tay as well as the Forth. 

[101_North]

3 minutes ago, JoeShmoe said:

I'm sure back in 2010/2018 the showers hit the coast and then intensified (orographic lift?) but today does seem the opposite - so far at least

The showers north of the Forth seems to be intensifying the minute they pass Kirkcaldy! You can see why the Falkirk direction is in line for a pasting! 

[Glaswegianblizzard]

4 minutes ago, Ross B said:

Showers are going pretty much straight East to West through the central belt, hope they get more ENE or we're going to miss em all... 

I think something from this lot will line up to pass over us. 
 

 

[LomondSnowstorm]

Just been out for a wander in Cumbernauld (I waved to Aggy ), definitely more snow lying there as expected but also quite nice to see blue skies on the way back (think the next lot of snow is moving in so the clear skies won't last). 

[Sunny Leith]

1 minute ago, 101_North said:

The showers north of the Forth seems to be intensifying the minute they pass Kirkcaldy! You can see why the Falkirk direction is in line for a pasting! 

The Forth is trolling us. The blob that was due east at Dunbar pretended on the radar it was heading a wee bit south but then kicked due west instead - and broke up for good measure directly east of here. And I'm not exactly impeded by a mountain range snow shadow between here and Haddington 

[JoeShmoe]

3 minutes ago, 101_North said:

The showers north of the Forth seems to be intensifying the minute they pass Kirkcaldy! You can see why the Falkirk direction is in line for a pasting! 

And everything that hits the north Berwick peninsula is dying in a ditch 

[101_North]

1 minute ago, JoeShmoe said:

And everything that hits the north Berwick peninsula is dying in a ditch 

Sadly correct - hadn't noticed 

[shuggee]

First oranges and reds on the radar now too. Thunder next mibee? Calling Inchcolm Abbey.

[Sunny Leith]

2 minutes ago, JoeShmoe said:

And everything that hits the north Berwick peninsula is dying in a ditch 

Like I say, not exactly a mountain snow shadow between us and Berwick Law ! Getting officially annoyed now 

[bomdabass]

Close but no cigar so far 

[Penicuikblizzard]

1 minute ago, Sunny Leith said:

Like I say, not exactly a mountain snow shadow between us and Berwick Law ! Getting officially annoyed now 

The showers are running in a SE to NW direction that isn’t helping us and to be fair it was forecast to do so about 4 days ago.

Edinburgh misses out sadly 

[LomondSnowstorm]

6 minutes ago, Sunny Leith said:

Like I say, not exactly a mountain snow shadow between us and Berwick Law ! Getting officially annoyed now 

I wonder if it's to do with the position of the convergence line - I think it's still a little bit north of Edinburgh so perhaps the convection is getting 'sucked' into that for now. I did notice the shower at Cumbernauld was also notably light, although there's some red stuff on the radar in the Forth that I think might just track down the M8...

It does seem that the next shower and the blobs behind are perking up, so fingers crossed! 

Edited February 8, 2021 by LomondSnowstorm

[Sunny Leith]

Just now, Penicuikblizzard said:

The showers are running in a SE to NW direction that isn’t helping us and to be fair it was forecast to do so about 4 days ago.

Edinburgh misses out sadly 

Might as well be living in Arran at this rate !

[101_North]

1 minute ago, Penicuikblizzard said:

The showers are running in a SE to NW direction that isn’t helping us and to be fair it was forecast to do so about 4 days ago.

Edinburgh misses out sadly 

No doubt they are missing us but SE - NW? 

[Ross B]

5 minutes ago, Sunny Leith said:

Like I say, not exactly a mountain snow shadow between us and Berwick Law ! Getting officially annoyed now 

The current shower in that area seems to have intensified as it comes in land since you lot have all complained... 

[Sunny Leith]

Just now, Ross B said:

The current shower in that area seems to have intensified as it comes in land since you lot have all complained... 

TOORP TOORP and again TOORP here in Leith. 

[Eastern Scotland WX]

This stuff is interesting me considerably. Only Euro 4 picked this up. I expect waves like this over the next 30 hours or so which affects Tayside much more and fife, however there will be a a steadier stream of showers moving into Fife and Central belt by later this evening.  

[101_North]

Just for fun the showers are now intensifying as they pass north of 101 land  

[JoeShmoe]

6 minutes ago, Ross B said:

The current shower in that area seems to have intensified as it comes in land since you lot have all complained... 

lol, we'll get ours I'm sure but in the meantime good luck to Stirling and those in the M8 corridor, could be getting pasted soon !

[scottishandy]

That's enough of the snow, bored now. Loving the ice and rime instead. 

 

 

[Cheggers]

Gone very dark here, and snaw on again

[blitzen]

39 minutes ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

Nice flakes with this shower

We had that after you did I think.  ( I was in the middle of preparing tea)   I would say it was the heaviest of this 'event' so far.   It was heaving down and has deposited a little over a cm.

[Norrance]

Persuaded my wife to go for a pre tea walk in the sun just before our heaviest and most prolonged shower of this spell. (I knew from the radar it was coming). Eased off now but more incoming.